Monthly Archives: June 2024

2024-06-25: News Headlines

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-06-25). US Veterans Denounce Prolonged Militarization, Ongoing War In Korea. popularresistance.org Two members of Veterans for Peace participated in a recent delegation to South Korea to mark the anniversary of two young girls who were killed by a US tank during a military exercise. Clearing the FOG speaks with Ellen Barfield, a long time activist who was on delegation and who was serving in South Korea in 1980 when the massacre of students and leftists occurred in Gwangju, about the trip and the ongoing war in Korea. Barfield also discusses the RIMPAC military exercises that begin this week in the Pacific and the veteran-led Peace Walk that is headed to Washington, DC for the anti-NATO activities starting the…

Eric Zuesse, The Greanville Post. (2024-06-25). Russia States The Conditions Under Which It Will Invade NATO. popularresistance.org On June 20th, the Russian Government's RT News issued an English-language translation, titled "Russia fears a NATO attack. Here's why.", of a June 19th Russian-language article by Professor Igor Istomin, who is the acting head of the Department of Applied Analysis of International Problems, at MGIMO University, which is a part of Russia's Foreign Ministry. This article would not be so published if it did not express accurately the views and policies of Russia's Government. | It stated that there are three things which would spark a Russian response to eliminate "the notorious 'decision centers'" within NATO.

infobrics (2024-06-25). Former PM Azarov says Ukraine has no opposition: 'They are in prison or abroad'. infobrics.org Kiev will be forced to accept any agreement between Moscow and Washington…

infobrics (2024-06-25). Russia should immediately start shooting down all NATO ISR assets. infobrics.org In order to avoid immediate escalation, Moscow could first down the USAF's Northrop Grumman RQ-4B "Global Hawk" and its naval version, the MQ-4C "Triton". This could serve as a warning shot, followed by manned aircraft such as the US Navy's Boeing P-8A "Poseidon" in case the war criminals in Washington DC refuse to back down and stop with their terrorist attacks. While it may seem like an extreme measure, when dealing with entities that freely use terrorism as a military tactic, then they should be treated precisely as terrorists and given no quarter.

infobrics (2024-06-25). Forging a Unified Path in Space: BRICS Space Agencies Convene in Moscow. infobrics.org The Russian delegation proposed the establishment of a BRICS Space Council, which garnered significant interest from the participating countries…

infobrics (2024-06-25). Russia's enemies keep trying to spread terror among civilians. infobrics.org Terrorist groups and foreign intelligence agencies want to resume the terror attacks that affected Russia during the 1990s and 2000s.

newleftreview (2024-06-25). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.

Staff (2024-06-25). Headlines for June 25, 2024. democracynow.org Julian Assange Secures Freedom After Reaching Plea Deal with U.S., Leaving U.K. Prison, "A Nightmare from Which They Cannot Wake": UNRWA Head on Gaza's Catastrophic Reality, Gaza Health Workers Call on International Community to Protect Palestinian Medical Sector, Israel's Supreme Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Jews Must Serve in Military, Russian Strike Kills 5 in Eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk, as Moscow Vows Retaliation for Crimea Attack, Kenyan Police Crack Down as Protesters Call for National Strike Against Tax Plan, Kenya Prepares to Deploy 400 Troops to Haiti, Protests Revived in New…

WSWS (2024-06-25). Washington rolls out the red carpet for war criminal Gallant, as US imperialism prepares to endorse Israel's war in Lebanon. wsws.org Far from being held accountable for his barbaric crimes, Gallant was welcomed in the cockpit of world imperialism with open arms by fellow war criminals drenched in the blood of Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Ukrainians and Russians.

A a (2024-06-25). U.S. missiles massacre beachgoers in Crimea, as U.S. says Ukraine can strike "anywhere" in Russia. strategic-culture.su By Andre DAEMON | ‚ùóÔ∏èJoin us on , , and . | Contact us: | Four people were killed and 144 were injured Su…

Tomasz Konicz (2024-06-25). Ukraine: Expansion of the battle zone. indybay.org Russia is vastly superior in this type of warfare — which resembles an industrially operated process of destruction — because the Kremlin can draw on far greater reserves. Putin's gamble on a war of attrition is paying off. It is not just about the superiority of tanks, artillery and ammunition, or about the increasing Russian air superiority. It is above all about manpower.

Adam Fishbein (2024-06-25). Why Is Chuck Schumer Refusing a Vote on the Child Tax Credit? cepr.net The Hill Read article on original site This week, reports emerged that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is under pressure from vulnerable Democratic Senators to hold a vote on one of the most popular major bipartisan bills of the 118th Congress— a $78 billion package to expand the Child Tax Credit and restore the deductibility …

geo.tv (2024-06-25). Russian army chief, ex-defence minister face ICC arrest warrants. geo.tv Former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 27, 2022. — Reuters | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover on June 25, 2024. — Reuters via X/@wikileaksJulian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has agreed to plead guilty on Wednesday to a single charge of violating United States espionage…

Ahmed Adel (2024-06-25). Former PM Azarov Says Ukraine Has No Opposition: 'They are in prison or abroad'. globalresearch.ca

latintimes (2024-06-25). EU Kicks Off Membership Talks With Ukraine, Moldova. latintimes.com The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, setting the fragile ex-Soviet states off on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block.

Connor Freeman (2024-06-25). EU Approves Military Aid to Ukraine Drawn From Frozen Russian Assets. news.antiwar.com European Union foreign ministers have approved, for the first time, the transfer of approximately ‚Ǩ1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kiev, using interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made the announcement on Monday, as reports say Washington is preparing to send Ukraine …

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-06-25). Russia denounces supply of radiochemical substances to Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Several Western countries send radiochemical substances to Ukraine that can be used to create a dirty bomb, declared today the head of the Russian Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, Igor Kirilov.

RT (2024-06-25). Russia's cancer vaccine to begin clinical trials. pressenza.com After being tested on patients with oncological diseases, the therapeutic vaccine could eradicate a variety of tumours and not just prolong the lives of those affected. | Clinical trials of the Russian cancer vaccine will begin in mid-2025, said scientist Alexander Guintsburg, director of the Gamaleya National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow. These trials will involve "patients with oncological diseases", while the vaccine is currently being tested in mice as part of pre-clinical research. | According to Guintsburg, the technology is being developed not simply to prolong life by two or…

El Frente (2024-06-25). Germany — Protest/US military base. pressenza.com European demonstrators have gathered in a German city to demand the closure of the US military base at Ramstein. | Protesters from Germany, Austria and France gathered in the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern on Saturday to demand the closure of the US Air Force's Ramstein air base and to call on Western countries to seek non-violent solutions to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. | Protestor Mona Aranea said: "The permission that NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Alliance) states are giving to Ukraine to attack Russian targets in Russia with NATO weapons, with weapons sent from Germany, from the…

tvbrics (2024-06-25). Russian South-West State University celebrates its 60th anniversary. tvbrics.com On the day of the holiday, the university signed agreements with its foreign partners…

aljazeera (2024-06-25). ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, former defence minister. aljazeera.com Court accuses them of war crimes and crimes against humanity for directing attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-25). Elderly Woman Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Western Russia, Officials Say. themoscowtimes.com Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defense forces downed or intercepted 29 Ukrainian drones over the southwestern Belgorod region.

aljazeera (2024-06-25). Top European court finds Russia guilty of rights violations in Crimea. aljazeera.com Ukraine wins its first interstate case against Russia over systematic violations of rights on its occupied peninsula.

newleftreview (2024-06-25). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.

aljazeera (2024-06-25). EU launches membership talks with Moldova and Ukraine. aljazeera.com

Staff (2024-06-25). The Freeman Report, TNT Radio: Vote for Nigel Farage! Anti-globalist. Anti-Washington narrative on Ukraine. gilbertdoctorow.com

DPA (2024-06-25). EU ministers approve US$1.5 billion Ukraine military aid using Russian assets. scmp.com European Union governments agreed to use in profits from Russian frozen assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine, sparking Hungarian anger.

WSWS (2024-06-25). Putin meets Vietnamese leaders as US accelerates military build-up in Asia. wsws.org The Russian president's trip to Vietnam was aimed at countering Washington's aggressive actions throughout the Indo-Pacific aimed against both Russia and China.

Isaac Nellist, Federico Fuentes (2024-06-25). Green Left News Podcast Ep 42: Nurses fight for pay rise, Palestine's football team gives hope & Boris Kagarlitsky's appeal rejected. greenleft.org.au Isaac Nellist discusses the nurses and midwives in Victoria and NSW fighting for fair pay and conditions, Palestine's football team plays in Boorloo/Perth and Federico Fuentes from the Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign discusses the latest updates from the anti-war Russian dissident's trial.

Human Rights Watch (2024-06-25). Philippine Court Clears Leading 'Drug War' Critic. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Former senator and human rights lawyer Leila de Lima (center right) acknowledges supporters after a court acquitted her of the last criminal charges against her, outside the court in Muntinlupa, Manila, Philippines, June 24, 2024. | © 2024 Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images…

Henrik Jaakkola, Oleksandr Kyselov (2024-06-25). 'We Could Not Provide Any Credible Alternatives to NATO': Interview With Finnish Left Alliance's Henrik Jaakkola. links.org.au Oleksandr Kyselov interviews Henrik Jaakkola, of Finland's Vasemmistoliitto/Và§nsterfà∂rbundet (Left Alliance)…

A a (2024-06-25). Terror from all sides: The U.S.' new bet against the Russian Federation. strategic-culture.su

Larry Neumeister (2024-06-25). Sen. Bob Menendez's Egypt, Qatar trip planning got 'weird,' Senate staffer recalls at bribery trial. whyy.org A Senate staffer testified Monday at a bribery trial that planning for Sen. Bob Menendez's 2021 trip to Egypt and Qatar got "weird" after the Democrat directed that Egypt be included in the process. | Sarah Arkin, a senior staffer with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, testified as a government witness at a trial over bribes of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold and cash allegedly paid to the senator in return for benefits he supposedly delivered to three New Jersey businessmen from 2018 to 2022. | Among favors he allegedly carried out, one included helping Egyptian officials in exchange for one busin…

Agence France-Presse (2024-06-25). At least 2 dead as fire engulfs Russian office block. scmp.com Several other people are missing after an office building in Fryazino, near Moscow, erupted in flames on Monday, authorities said.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-25). Indian PM Modi to Visit Russia in July — Reports. themoscowtimes.com "I can confirm that we're preparing a visit by the prime minister of India," Putin's aide Yury Ushakov told state media.

Human Rights Watch (2024-06-25). In Russia, a Trial in Name Only. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, December 14, 2023. | © 2023 Dmitry Serebryakov/AP Photo | On Wednesday, a court process will be opened in the Siberian city of Yekaterinburg against American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March 2023 on cynically false charges of espionage. Russian President Vladimir Putin has intimated that Gershkovich is being considered for a prisoner exchange, making clear that this trial is a cruel performance that has nothing in common with justice. It…

Daria Dergacheva (2024-06-25). Russian LGBTQ+ activist attended the Pride march in Moldova. globalvoices.org 'The police came to protect us. It's incredible,' activist wrote on social mediaGlobal VoicesScreenshot of a Newsmaker

Maxime Duriez (2024-06-25). European Union General Affairs Council must address continued rule of law and human rights violations in Hungary and Poland. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other international NGOs sent a letter to EU ministers ahead of the EU General Affairs Council's meeting on 25 June 2024 where member States will hold a hearing on the situation in Hungary under the Article 7.1 TEU procedure.
In the letter, the signatory organisations point to the continued deterioration of the situation in Hungary, which fails to comply with Europea Union rule of law recommendations. Major concerns include judicial (…) | – |

teleSUR, JCM (2024-06-25). ONU condena más de 500 asesinatos de palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Más de 500 palestinos han muerto desde el 7 de octubre en actos de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania vinculados al asedio del Ejército israelí de ocupación en Gaza.

newarab (2024-06-25). Moscow expects to sign new co-operation pact with Iran soon. newarab.com Moscow expects to sign a new agreement on comprehensive "We expect that this agreement will be signed in the very near future, since work on the text is already close to completion. All the necessary wording has been found," RIA cited Rudenko as saying. | Earlier in June, Russia's foreign ministry said that work on the agreement was temporarily suspend…

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). Over 1,700 Ukrainian forces killed in 24 hours: Russia. presstv.ir Russia's Defense Ministry says more than 1,700 Ukrainian forces were killed in 24 hours.

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). Russia downs dozens of Ukrainian drones. presstv.ir Russia says its forces have shot down 30 drones fired by Ukraine over border regions between the two countries, amid reports of casualties.

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). Oil depots on fire in Russia's Rostov region after drone attack: Officials. presstv.ir Several oil storage tanks were on fire after a drone attack early on Tuesday in the town of Azov in Russia.

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). Russia's Pacific Fleet holds naval drills off Kamchatka Peninsula. presstv.ir The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy holds exercises June 18-28 in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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